cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to keep in mind; to memorize
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
sense of caution; wariness
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
fourth day of the month; four days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
since when; from when; how long
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly